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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.

    Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Class size > Age 9: The average number of children in every class of nine-year-olds.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Primary teacher salary > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9: Of those teachers who teach students aged 9, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9: Of those teachers who teach students aged 9, the percentage who have one or more university degrees.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9: The average number of years of experience of teachers who teach children aged 9.
  • Students living with mother > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting, % of GDP: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree: Percentage share of advanced research degrees awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary level education, per hour after 15 years experience and typical training. Expressed in equivalent US dollars converted using Purchasing Power Parities (PPP's). Data for 1999.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 9: The percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households with a dictionary.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households with at least one calculator.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Expected duration of education for females: Expected years of schooling for a female 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
STAT Iceland United States HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 8.8
Ranked 21st.
12
Ranked 1st. 36% more than Iceland
Children out of school, primary 441
Ranked 112th.
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 3985 times more than Iceland

Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.38
Ranked 80th.
5.64
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Iceland

Children out of school, primary, female 171
Ranked 100th.
780,465
Ranked 3rd. 4564 times more than Iceland

College and university > Gender parity index 1.79
Ranked 8th. 27% more than United States
1.41
Ranked 33th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 21.46%
Ranked 48th.
25.65%
Ranked 26th. 20% more than Iceland

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 30th.
12
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Iceland

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 7.6%
Ranked 6th. 35% more than United States
5.62%
Ranked 39th.

Homeschooling legal status Legal only for holders of teaching certificates, in other cases public education is mandatory. Legal under regulating conditions, varies by state.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 16th. The same as United States
99%
Ranked 20th.

Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 53th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 9.51
Ranked 3rd. 73% more than United States
5.49
Ranked 49th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 9.7
Ranked 124th.
14.29
Ranked 98th. 47% more than Iceland

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 10.83
Ranked 87th.
14.49
Ranked 56th. 34% more than Iceland

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 23th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 102nd.

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 13th. The same as United States
99%
Ranked 17th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.536
Ranked 82nd.
2.5
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Iceland

College and university > Gender ratio 191.17
Ranked 8th. 36% more than United States
140.06
Ranked 29th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 29th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 9.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 79% more than United States
5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 18th.
12 years
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Iceland
Secondary education, pupils 35,217
Ranked 121st.
24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 688 times more than Iceland

College and university > Private school share 18.77%
Ranked 61st.
27.95%
Ranked 46th. 49% more than Iceland

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.97
Ranked 101st.
0.99
Ranked 49th. 2% more than Iceland

School life expectancy > Total 15.8 years
Ranked 8th. 4% more than United States
15.2 years
Ranked 14th.
Primary education, teachers 3,034
Ranked 115th.
1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 564 times more than Iceland

Primary education, pupils 29,432
Ranked 137th.
24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 830 times more than Iceland

Tertiary enrollment 48.7%
Ranked 24th.
72.6%
Ranked 1st. 49% more than Iceland
Spending per student > College and university 27.94
Ranked 26th. 27% more than United States
22.04
Ranked 37th.

High school > Gender ratio 103.33
Ranked 37th. 4% more than United States
99.5
Ranked 59th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 39th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 66th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 49.2
Ranked 19th. 1058 times more than United States
0.0465
Ranked 96th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 7th. 33% more than United States
3
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 24th. The same as United States
99%
Ranked 28th.

Spending > USD 834.78 million
Ranked 81st.
684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 819 times more than Iceland

High school > Private school share 12.4%
Ranked 67th. 50% more than United States
8.27%
Ranked 86th.

Spending > Proportion 7.31
Ranked 5th. 53% more than United States
4.79
Ranked 54th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 10.53
Ranked 139th.
14.21
Ranked 120th. 35% more than Iceland

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 75th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 103th.

Preschool enrollment rate 97.66
Ranked 103th.
98.77
Ranked 94th. 1% more than Iceland

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,837.95
Ranked 137th.
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Iceland

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 13,347
Ranked 106th.
16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 1245 times more than Iceland

Teachers as percentage of labor force 7.8%
Ranked 1st. 86% more than United States
4.2%
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 500
Ranked 14th. The same as United States
500
Ranked 15th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 6th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 59th.

Children out of school > Primary 414
Ranked 112th.
1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 3916 times more than Iceland

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 10.84
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
5.36
Ranked 56th.

Secondary education, teachers 2,387
Ranked 58th.
1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 700 times more than Iceland

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 5.06
Ranked 114th.
14.96
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Iceland

Mathematical literacy 514
Ranked 12th. 4% more than United States
493
Ranked 18th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 84th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 105th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.846
Ranked 76th.
3.14
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Iceland

Scientific literacy 496
Ranked 15th.
499
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Iceland
Spending per student > High school 22.15
Ranked 26th.
24.56
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Iceland

Secondary education, general pupils 27,588
Ranked 130th.
24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 878 times more than Iceland

Reading literacy 507
Ranked 10th. 1% more than United States
504
Ranked 15th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.02
Ranked 60th. About the same as United States
1.01
Ranked 68th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 500
Ranked 14th. The same as United States
500
Ranked 15th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 203
Ranked 66th.
211,233
Ranked 1st. 1041 times more than Iceland

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 507
Ranked 12th. 3% more than United States
492
Ranked 25th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 47%
Ranked 6th. The same as United States
47%
Ranked 7th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 15.06%
Ranked 22nd. 56 times more than United States
0.271%
Ranked 124th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 46.42
Ranked 20th.
57.75
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Iceland

Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 51st. The same as United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 16.6%
Ranked 30th. 8% more than United States
15.3%
Ranked 38th.

Children out of school, primary, male 270
Ranked 98th.
976,866
Ranked 3rd. 3618 times more than Iceland

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 8.3%
Ranked 4th. 41% more than United States
5.9%
Ranked 23th.

High school > Students per teacher 10.83
Ranked 93th.
14.49
Ranked 57th. 34% more than Iceland

Secondary education > General pupils 25,400
Ranked 137th.
24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 952 times more than Iceland

Spending per student > Elementary school 26.68
Ranked 7th. 19% more than United States
22.35
Ranked 18th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 6th. 8% more than United States
12
Ranked 59th.

High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 7th. 8% more than United States
12
Ranked 55th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 10.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 71% more than United States
5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 31,470
Ranked 154th.
24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 790 times more than Iceland

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 91%
Ranked 24th.
94.7%
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Iceland

Elementary school graduate rate 93.17
Ranked 50th.
95.34
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Iceland

Schools connected to the Internet 100%
Ranked 1st. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 2nd.

Public spending per student > Primary level 13.2
Ranked 7th.
17.9
Ranked 21st. 36% more than Iceland
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 110.39
Ranked 17th. 42% more than United States
77.71
Ranked 76th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 92.26
Ranked 84th. 18% more than United States
78.41
Ranked 97th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.85
Ranked 10th. 32% more than United States
1.4
Ranked 22nd.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 54th. 1% more than United States
1.02
Ranked 54th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 46.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.
57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Iceland

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 8.9
Ranked 22nd. 49 times more than United States
0.183
Ranked 178th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 86th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 10.44
Ranked 93th.
14.38
Ranked 51st. 38% more than Iceland

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 1.42
Ranked 91st.
5.54
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Iceland

Inequality adjusted index 0.889
Ranked 11th.
0.941
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Iceland
Class size > Age 13 11.7 students
Ranked 28th.
18.3 students
Ranked 15th. 56% more than Iceland
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 10.31
Ranked 133th.
13.69
Ranked 102nd. 33% more than Iceland

Elementary school > Enrolled students 29,945
Ranked 129th.
24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 824 times more than Iceland

Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 4th. 17% more than United States
6 years
Ranked 54th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $31,331.89
Ranked 5th.
$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Iceland

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.14
Ranked 78th.
105.99
Ranked 46th. 7% more than Iceland

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 86.48
Ranked 33th. 11% more than United States
77.71
Ranked 47th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 503
Ranked 11th. 2% more than United States
495
Ranked 20th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 6th. 8% more than United States
12
Ranked 61st.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 2.15%
Ranked 112th.
8.72%
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than Iceland

Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.25
Ranked 23th.
100.68
Ranked 17th. About the same as Iceland

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 12th. 5% more than United States
94%
Ranked 71st.

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 25th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 81st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 32.4
Ranked 13th. 36% more than United States
23.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 30,984
Ranked 147th.
24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 793 times more than Iceland

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 91.6%
Ranked 26th.
94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Iceland

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 63.66%
Ranked 7th. 12% more than United States
56.64%
Ranked 34th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 120.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 45% more than United States
82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 7,629
Ranked 88th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 77.73%
Ranked 36th. 1% more than United States
77.19%
Ranked 38th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 9.7
Ranked 126th.
14.29
Ranked 100th. 47% more than Iceland

Secondary education > Teachers 2,872
Ranked 106th.
1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 562 times more than Iceland

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 18 years
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than United States
16 years
Ranked 15th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.73
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than United States
94.45
Ranked 30th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 34,587
Ranked 140th.
23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 690 times more than Iceland

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 701.16
Ranked 14th.
728.12
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Iceland

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 499
Ranked 16th.
503
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Iceland
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 501
Ranked 12th. About the same as United States
500
Ranked 13th.
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 51st.
Expected duration of education for all students 18 years
Ranked 6th. 8% more than United States
16.7 years
Ranked 14th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.88%
Ranked 26th. 2% more than United States
100.09%
Ranked 51st.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 722
Ranked 100th.
1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 2374 times more than Iceland

Public spending per student > Secondary level 15.2
Ranked 6th.
22.4
Ranked 28th. 47% more than Iceland
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.43%
Ranked 83th.
48.86%
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Iceland

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 1.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Iceland

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 496
Ranked 19th.
512
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Iceland
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 38th. 3% more than United States
94%
Ranked 66th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 19th. 7% more than United States
15
Ranked 90th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 50th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 73th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 113th.
0.0
Ranked 116th.

School life expectancy > Male 15.1 years
Ranked 13th. 2% more than United States
14.8 years
Ranked 17th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 86.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 6% more than United States
82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.109 per capita
Ranked 93th. 27% more than United States
0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 109.45
Ranked 94th. 27% more than United States
86.39
Ranked 118th.

Primary teacher salary > Starting $19,939.00
Ranked 11th.
$25,707.00
Ranked 5th. 29% more than Iceland
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than United States
93%
Ranked 66th.

Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 2.77%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than United States
2.68%
Ranked 7th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 10.9
Ranked 25th.
15.4
Ranked 115th. 41% more than Iceland
Primary education > Teachers 2,942
Ranked 121st.
1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 587 times more than Iceland

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.45%
Ranked 44th. 4% more than United States
48.72%
Ranked 92nd.

Students from households with computer > Age 13 71%
Ranked 4th. 31% more than United States
54%
Ranked 13th.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 177.04 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than United States
117.74 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 15th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.4
Ranked 78th.
11.6
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Iceland
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 4th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 49th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 10.07
Ranked 3rd. 71% more than United States
5.9
Ranked 45th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Iceland

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 67th.
48.7%
Ranked 42nd. About the same as Iceland
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $9.98 billion
Ranked 74th.
$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 1031 times more than Iceland

Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology n 3
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 51st. The same as United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Scouting > Members 3,938
Ranked 102nd.
2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 759 times more than Iceland
High school > Share of total education spending 31.15%
Ranked 64th.
35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 14% more than Iceland

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 78.86%
Ranked 56th.
81.55%
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Iceland

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 83.4%
Ranked 23th.
88.1%
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Iceland
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 27,821
Ranked 117th.
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 888 times more than Iceland

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 86.96
Ranked 40th. 5% more than United States
82.6
Ranked 48th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 9.83
Ranked 15th. 78% more than United States
5.52
Ranked 66th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.27
Ranked 91st. The same as United States
97.22
Ranked 93th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 2
Ranked 116th.
593,372
Ranked 5th. 296686 times more than Iceland

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 28th. 1% more than United States
0.991
Ranked 69th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.4%
Ranked 40th. 3% more than United States
49%
Ranked 73th.
Class size > Age 9 14.4 students
Ranked 17th.
23.5 students
Ranked 6th. 63% more than Iceland
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.4
Ranked 85th.
9.6
Ranked 12th. 24 times more than Iceland
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 120.29
Ranked 26th. 45% more than United States
82.94
Ranked 90th.

Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 20.66%
Ranked 15th.
37.67%
Ranked 1st. 82% more than Iceland
Scouting > Members per thousand people 12.3
Ranked 12th. 29% more than United States
9.52
Ranked 14th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 8%
Ranked 34th.
14%
Ranked 9th. 75% more than Iceland
School life expectancy > Female 16.5 years
Ranked 7th. 5% more than United States
15.7 years
Ranked 11th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 110th.
0.0
Ranked 113th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 109th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.007 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 289 times more than Iceland

Elementary school teachers 2,919
Ranked 121st.
1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 618 times more than Iceland

High school teachers 3,299
Ranked 103th.
1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 521 times more than Iceland

Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $21,891.00
Ranked 18th.
$34,705.00
Ranked 5th. 59% more than Iceland
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 246.94%
Ranked 1st. 1315 times more than United States
0.188%
Ranked 27th.
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 90%
Ranked 16th.
97%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Iceland
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 92%
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than United States
75%
Ranked 16th.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 31.1 years experience
Ranked 6th. 15% more than United States
27 years experience
Ranked 10th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 99%
Ranked 8th. 9% more than United States
91%
Ranked 23th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 95%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than United States
87%
Ranked 21st.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 14%
Ranked 23th.
38%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Iceland
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 32,888
Ranked 124th.
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 743 times more than Iceland

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 6 5
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 106.08
Ranked 89th. 26% more than United States
83.88
Ranked 115th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 102.65
Ranked 53th. 1% more than United States
101.63
Ranked 58th.

Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9 94%
Ranked 10th.
96%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Iceland
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 22.5
Ranked 38th. 51% more than United States
14.9
Ranked 79th.
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9 53%
Ranked 6th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 89% more than Iceland
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 98%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than United States
96%
Ranked 17th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 67%
Ranked 1st. 18% more than United States
57%
Ranked 12th.
Young longtext readers 15.1%
Ranked 22nd.
28.4%
Ranked 6th. 88% more than Iceland
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 8.7%
Ranked 1st. 996 times more than United States
0.00874%
Ranked 28th.
Young shorttext readers 49.7%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than United States
11%
Ranked 24th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 15 7
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000 $71.88
Ranked 1st. 780 times more than United States
$0.09
Ranked 22nd.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 91%
Ranked 22nd.
95%
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Iceland
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 42% 75%
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9 14.5 years experience
Ranked 17th.
16.4 years experience
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Iceland
Students living with mother > Age 9 87%
Ranked 14th.
93%
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Iceland
Students living with mother > Age 13 94%
Ranked 15th. 4% more than United States
90%
Ranked 26th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 319.97%
Ranked 1st. 1227 times more than United States
0.261%
Ranked 28th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 1%
Ranked 27th.
41%
Ranked 3rd. 41 times more than Iceland
Expected duration of education for males 17.3 years
Ranked 10th. 7% more than United States
16.2 years
Ranked 18th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 90%
Ranked 19th. 3% more than United States
87%
Ranked 22nd.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 67%
Ranked 1st. 18% more than United States
57%
Ranked 12th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 4.25%
Ranked 88th.
8.81%
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Iceland

Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 32%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United States
14.9%
Ranked 51st.

Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 21.14%
Ranked 47th.
25.25%
Ranked 32nd. 19% more than Iceland

School enrollment, secondary > % net 88.39%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than United States
87.47%
Ranked 32nd.

Total enrollment, primary > % net 98.52%
Ranked 28th. 6% more than United States
92.89%
Ranked 75th.

Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 98.84%
Ranked 15th. 6% more than United States
93.55%
Ranked 58th.

Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 0.0
Ranked 123th.
0.0
Ranked 137th.

Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 97.93%
Ranked 16th.
98.33%
Ranked 16th. About the same as Iceland

Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 98.32%
Ranked 14th. 10% more than United States
89.05%
Ranked 54th.

High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 79.09%
Ranked 43th.
81.55%
Ranked 40th. 3% more than Iceland

Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 0.00685
Ranked 114th.
2.03
Ranked 66th. 296 times more than Iceland

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $7.21 billion
Ranked 92nd.
$11.51 trillion
Ranked 1st. 1598 times more than Iceland

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 815.45 billion
Ranked 50th.
11.23 trillion
Ranked 13th. 14 times more than Iceland

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 89.25% net
Ranked 25th.
90.59% net
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Iceland

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 95.43%
Ranked 115th.
99.44%
Ranked 92nd. 4% more than Iceland

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 28.74%
Ranked 46th. 33% more than United States
21.66%
Ranked 66th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 32.38%
Ranked 48th.
32.42%
Ranked 47th. About the same as Iceland

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 111.36%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than United States
108.83%
Ranked 20th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 2.56 million
Ranked 8th. 71 times more than United States
36,028.94
Ranked 52nd.

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 58.1%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United States
19.2%
Ranked 47th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 94.53% gross
Ranked 21st. 49% more than United States
63.25% gross
Ranked 58th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 86.67% net
Ranked 28th.
88.14% net
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Iceland

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 62.71% female
Ranked 36th. About the same as United States
62.59% female
Ranked 37th.

Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 36.9%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than United States
36.5%
Ranked 5th.

Labor force with primary education > % of total 32.9%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than United States
13.4%
Ranked 51st.

Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 42.1%
Ranked 32nd.
50.2%
Ranked 23th. 19% more than Iceland

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 35.7%
Ranked 40th.
50.8%
Ranked 22nd. 42% more than Iceland

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 15.4%
Ranked 38th.
46.5%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Iceland

Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.35% female
Ranked 83th. 1% more than United States
48.08% female
Ranked 104th.

High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 12.26
Ranked 49th.
14.46
Ranked 37th. 18% more than Iceland

Primary teacher salary > Starting, % of GDP 0.000228%
Ranked 1st. 825 times more than United States
2.76e-07%
Ranked 22nd.
High school teachers > % female 66.05%
Ranked 28th. 9% more than United States
60.36%
Ranked 38th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 110.13%
Ranked 10th. 17% more than United States
94.11%
Ranked 41st.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 108.37%
Ranked 13th. 15% more than United States
94.34%
Ranked 38th.

Elementary school graduate rate > Female 100
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than United States
87.47
Ranked 48th.

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 2,179
Ranked 81st.
1.04 million
Ranked 1st. 476 times more than Iceland

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 392
Ranked 95th.
944,307
Ranked 4th. 2409 times more than Iceland

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 330
Ranked 97th.
769,923
Ranked 4th. 2333 times more than Iceland

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 90.21%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than United States
88.31%
Ranked 22nd.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 111.98%
Ranked 11th. 19% more than United States
93.87%
Ranked 43th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 51.58%
Ranked 23th. 6% more than United States
48.63%
Ranked 95th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.68%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than United States
48.63%
Ranked 69th.

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 60.12%
Ranked 21st.
80.1%
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Iceland

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 91.32%
Ranked 15th. 3% more than United States
88.98%
Ranked 21st.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 51.68%
Ranked 22nd.
69.36%
Ranked 5th. 34% more than Iceland

Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree 50%
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than United States
44%
Ranked 9th.
Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years $34.00 per hour
Ranked 11th.
$36.00 per hour
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Iceland
Students from households with dictionary > Age 9 70%
Ranked 13th.
89%
Ranked 3rd. 27% more than Iceland
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.22% net
Ranked 28th. 7% more than United States
90.49% net
Ranked 71st.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.94% net
Ranked 1st. 6% more than United States
94.25% net
Ranked 51st.

Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education 33%
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 25th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 27.55%
Ranked 1st.
40.66%
Ranked 3rd. 48% more than Iceland
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 20.7%
Ranked 70th.
37.6%
Ranked 57th. 82% more than Iceland

Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 62%
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than United States
6%
Ranked 26th.
Students from households with calculator > Age 9 75%
Ranked 9th.
91%
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Iceland
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 7.6%
Ranked 6th. 35% more than United States
5.62%
Ranked 41st.

Expected duration of education for females 18.6 years
Ranked 7th. 9% more than United States
17.1 years
Ranked 12th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 28.7%
Ranked 39th.
51.6%
Ranked 23th. 80% more than Iceland

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 26.1%
Ranked 69th.
33%
Ranked 70th. 26% more than Iceland

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